All that said the first hero as a kid I had was “Bruce Lee” aside from my dad and mom of course. They will always be my first real life heroes! But in ciema or Martial Arts there nobody cooler or more badass than Bruce Lee.
Devastating as it was growing up now being able to watch him in anything new cause he had passed. When I heard he had a son I quickly became curious about his life, and he would be an actor also. Soon he started to appear in low budget kung fu movies and straight to video films such as the classics “Laser Mission, Showdown in Little Tokyo, Rapid Fire” not to mention the “Kung Fu: The Movie (TV Movie).”
Which ironically enough was an idea initially for a TV show Bruce wanted to make but according to legend it was stolen from him. But that’s another story.
he moment I read Brandon was up for the part of “The Crow” via a fans entertainment movie mag I used to read as a kid which spoke about upcoming movies. I flipped out loving his acting, his dad and being already a fan of the comic as I had been reading it from the year it came out in 1989.
Then the news of the onset accident happened and my entire perceptive of life changed. Brandon Lee, was accidentally killed on set. On March 31, 1993, during what was to be one of the final days of filming, Lee was fatally wounded after a gun that was to contain blank rounds was actually loaded with dummy cartridges. When the weapon was fired, the impact tragically killed the young star. Because production was only days away from wrapping, the decision was made to use Lee’s body double to complete the remainder of his scenes. After dropping in theaters, the film would go on to grow a cult following.
His passing changed how I saw films and people so you can say it was world changing for me… So there I was with the girl of my dreams watching an unfinished instant classic with an actor taken from us too soon much like his who both were my first favorite martial arts star actor. At that that time the only other actor I cared about was Sylvester Stallone (I’m a big RAMBO/ROCKY fanatic) sure loved The Karate Kid movies (Still do, and Love Cobra Kai the show!) but come on “Bruce & Brandon Lee!)
So After almost a 30-years it would earn three sequels and a television spinoff, the only real sequel was “The Crow City of Angels” which I liked but it failed at both the box office and with fans and critics, and 2 or 3 reboots which includes a tv show the series is being rebooted again in film fashion and well I can’t wait to see a revamped version of the classic tale of one man’s dance with vengeance when The Crow flies into theaters.
Well word is that With filming now complete a new movie almost done and it’s a reboot! Yep they’re rebooting. Not remaking or continuing. Which will shock most as not many even knew it was being filmed! But we’re one step closer to receiving an idea of when the movie’s release date will be. As always, stay tuned to Collider for more information.
You can check out the trailer for the 1994 film below.
The reboot will see Bill Skarsgård (It) take on the role of the titular character, with Danny Huston (Angel Has Fallen) and FKA Twigs (Honey Boy) also in leading parts. Academy Award-nominee Zach Baylin (King Richard) penned the screenplay for The Crow with Molly Hassell, Victor Hadida, John Jencks, and Edward R. Pressman serving as producers.
While it may have felt like it would be circling indefinitely, the reboot of The Crow has finally come in for a landing with cameras recently calling it a wrap. The news comes from The Prague Reporter, which is based in the city the production has called home for the last 10 weeks.
While shooting at many notable landmarks in the Czech Republic’s capital city, including the Rudolfinum concert hall, the feature also utilized the brand-new Penzing Studios just outside of Munich, Germany and found itself nesting in Bavaria, Germany to polish up its digital assets and VFX work.
The highly anticipated Rupert Sanders flick will be a reboot of the 1994 Alex Proyas cult classic feature, with both closely sticking to the 1989 James O’Barr comic book series of the same name. A story of rebirth and revenge, The Crow will follow its main character Eric Draven, a man whose life is unfairly and savagely taken from him by a group of attackers. A crow sees the man’s lifeless body and resurrects him, giving him the gift of a new life to use to protect the innocent and seek revenge on those that caused him harm.
Watch here! This is a fan film…
While WE here had nothing to do with this student film adaptation of James O’Barr’s graphic novel, THE CROW, created from 1994-1998. I had to post it as it’s pretty well done for it’s time by film students.
A year after his own tragic death, a young man rises from the grave to seek vengeance for the brutal murder of his fiancée. Through painful flashbacks, he relives their deaths and remembers their life together. Donning a sinister mime-like visage, he stalks the murky alleyways and rain-slicked city streets, determined to exact a terrible and bloody revenge upon the gang that killed them.
